Health Highlights: June 18, 2018
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
NIH Cancels Large Alcohol/Heart Health Study
A $100-million study into whether alcohol protects against heart attack and stroke has been canceled by the U.S. National Institutes of Health after an investigation revealed that much of the money for the study came from the alcohol industry.
If the study had answered yes to that question, alcohol could have become a recommended part of a healthy diet, The New York Times reported.
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